PART NINE
ARMED FORCES, LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES AND NATIONAL SECURITY
CHAPTER I
THE NATIONAL ARMED FORCES
Status of Forces
144 (1) The Sudan Armed Forces and the Sudan People’s
Liberation Army shall remain separate, regular, professional
and non-partisan armed forces and shall be treated equally
as the Sudan National Armed Forces.
(2) The mission of the Sudan National Armed Forces is to
defend the sovereignty and secure the territorial integrity of
the country and participate in its reconstruction and assist in
addressing national disasters in accordance with this
Constitution. The law shall stipulate the conditions in which
the civil authority may resort to the engagement of the
armed forces in missions of non-military nature.
(3) The Sudan National Armed Forces and the Joint/Integrated
Units shall defend the constitutional order, respect the rule
of law, the civilian government, democracy, basic human
rights and the will of the people; they shall undertake the
responsibility of the defence of the country against external
and internal threats in their respective areas of deployment
and shall be involved in addressing constitutionally specified
emergencies.
(4)
The military service, military courts and military legal
services shall be regulated by law for the Sudan Armed
Forces, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army and the
Joint/Integrated Units.
Joint/ Integrated Units
145 (1) There shall be formed Joint/Integrated Units consisting of
equal numbers, from the Sudan Armed Forces and the Sudan
People’s Liberation Army. The Joint/Integrated Units shall
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